TRAVEL INTO HEPHAESTUS' SMITHY

Andrea, coppersmith

The visit will bring you at the discovery of an extraordinary and singular studio, where the manufacturing philosophy consists in the intimate synergy and in a cultural commitment towards the promotion and rediscovery of copper. That, bring us to build one of the main copper museum in Europe. The sound of hammers, the productive work, come along a unique museum reality. Undoubtedly, the "master" of the house is the copper, on the one hand the raw material of craftsmanship devoted to the reign of kitchen and furnishings; on the other, silent witness to centuries of history, from ancient auspicious, thunderous banquets, solemn occasions, sumptuous and stunted everyday habits. The family opens the doors of the incredible museum dedicated to the art of Hephaestus. An extraordinary and charming world, unknown to many, but at the same time incredibly familiar.

TRENTO, Tn

TEATIME WITH THE ARTISAN

Giorgia, porcelain

Visit to the laboratory (small!), chat about porcelain, a good tea served in my cups, sitting in the garden looking at the lake.

PERGINE VALSUGANA, Tn

THE WOOL PRODUCTION CHAIN

Lucia, felt maker

This full working day will be a complete focus on the wool production chain. I will tell and show you how raw wool is carded, colored and wired. We will try two different technique to card the wool and then you'll be introduced to the coloration stage, starting with the extraction of the color itself from seasonal natural materials (such as onion's peel and walnut's husk) and ending with the dyeing of the fleece. We will then have a lunch break in the lab before going on testing the wool spinning.

PERGINE VALSUGANA, Tn